Litter patrols stepped up in Ammanford
Two people have been fined for littering during high-visibility patrols by the council’s environmental enforcement officers in Ammanford.
The officers issued fixed penalty notices of £75 to two people for dropping cigarette ends in the town centre. Failure to pay could lead to prosecution in the magistrates court and a maximum fine of £2,500.
Officers were also deployed at Shands Road and worked with the police to carry out checks on vehicles carrying scrap and other materials to ensure that they were registered waste carriers and had the correct documentation.
The aim was to raise awareness amongst the public about the work they do as well as prosecute those that break the law.
Director of Technical Services Richard Workman “There is no excuse for littering our streets. Many people do not think of cigarette ends as litter, but they are. They make an area look unsightly and they are difficult and very expensive to clean up as they fall into grates and cracks in the pavement.
“Hopefully these fines will act as a warning to others that this type of anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated.”
The council’s environmental enforcement officers regularly carry out patrol across the county. They deal with all types of environmental crime from unlicensed waste carriers to abandoned and nuisance vehicles to fly-tipping and dog fouling.
They often work in partnership with a number of other agencies including Dyfed-Powys Police, the Environment Agency, DVLA, Customs and Excise, Department for Work and Pensions and the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA).
As well as carrying out high-visibility patrols, the officers are also involved in covert operations, often intelligence led, to catch offenders in the act.
Executive board member for the environment Councillor Philip Hughes said: “Our environmental enforcement officers do an excellent job and help to raise awareness of this type of crime.
“We do not want to fine people, but we will not hesitate to do so if they continue to break the law in this way.
“We are determined to make Carmarthenshire a cleaner, greener and safer place for everyone.”
If anyone has any information which may help officers please contact Carmarthenshire Direct on 01267 234567.
Area environmental enforcement officer Paul Morris talks to shoppers Elaine Hawkins and Michelle Atkins in Quay Street, Ammanford, as part of an awareness-raising drive on the work they do.
Picture: Jeff Connell.
The officers issued fixed penalty notices of £75 to two people for dropping cigarette ends in the town centre. Failure to pay could lead to prosecution in the magistrates court and a maximum fine of £2,500.
Officers were also deployed at Shands Road and worked with the police to carry out checks on vehicles carrying scrap and other materials to ensure that they were registered waste carriers and had the correct documentation.
The aim was to raise awareness amongst the public about the work they do as well as prosecute those that break the law.
Director of Technical Services Richard Workman “There is no excuse for littering our streets. Many people do not think of cigarette ends as litter, but they are. They make an area look unsightly and they are difficult and very expensive to clean up as they fall into grates and cracks in the pavement.
“Hopefully these fines will act as a warning to others that this type of anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated.”
The council’s environmental enforcement officers regularly carry out patrol across the county. They deal with all types of environmental crime from unlicensed waste carriers to abandoned and nuisance vehicles to fly-tipping and dog fouling.
They often work in partnership with a number of other agencies including Dyfed-Powys Police, the Environment Agency, DVLA, Customs and Excise, Department for Work and Pensions and the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA).
As well as carrying out high-visibility patrols, the officers are also involved in covert operations, often intelligence led, to catch offenders in the act.
Executive board member for the environment Councillor Philip Hughes said: “Our environmental enforcement officers do an excellent job and help to raise awareness of this type of crime.
“We do not want to fine people, but we will not hesitate to do so if they continue to break the law in this way.
“We are determined to make Carmarthenshire a cleaner, greener and safer place for everyone.”
If anyone has any information which may help officers please contact Carmarthenshire Direct on 01267 234567.
Area environmental enforcement officer Paul Morris talks to shoppers Elaine Hawkins and Michelle Atkins in Quay Street, Ammanford, as part of an awareness-raising drive on the work they do.
Picture: Jeff Connell.
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